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EMPLOYERS’ VS GRADUATES’ PERCEPTION ON EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS POSSESSION OF THE
GRADUATES: A CASE STUDY OF APPLIED SCIENCE GRADUATES

3 METHODOLOGY 4.1 Response Rate

3.1 Research Design Out of 60 questionnaires 36
questionnaires were received and response
The design of a study is the final result rate was 60%. Within the allowed time
of a series of decisions made by the period only 30 responses received from the
researcher concerning how the study will be 55 employers, and the rate of response was
conducted (Burns and Grove, 2005). about 55%.
Research design is closely linked with 4.2 Testing for Normality
research framework and guides how the
study is implementing. This study is based Before using any statistical tool it is
on theory and develop hypothesis. Hence it required to analyze, whether the data
follows the deductive research approach following normal distribution or not. To test
with quantitative research design. the normality following hypothesis has been
formulated.
3.2 Sampling H0: The data follow a normal distribution
H1: The data do not follow a normal
Collecting the data for the study was distribution
done using a sample because the population Table 1: Tests of normality of
of the study is very large and data collection employability skills using Kolmogorov-
from the population was practically Smirnov test (K-S test) for exit level and
impossible. The size of the sample which employer
the researcher selected based on the standard
a
sampling formula. Method of random Kolmogorov-Smirnov - Kolmogorov-Smirnov -Empl
Exit
a
sampling was used at the study and the size Employabilit Statistic df Sig. Statistic df Sig.
y Skill
of the sample was 60 exit level Self .225 35 .000 0.189 29 .000
undergraduate and 55 employers of reputed Awareness
business organization which have recruited Adaptability .215 35 .000 0.184 29 .000
undergraduates for internship training Initiative .224 35 .000 0.184 29 .004

programme. Willingness .177 35 .000 0.167 29 .000

to Learn
3.3 Data Collection
Self .197 35 .000 0.174 29 .000

Primary data collection method was a Management
questionnaire and it was administered on a Critical .196 35 .000 0.201 29 .000
random sample of exit level undergraduates Analysis
of the selected university. It was planned to Creativity .179 35 .000 0.184 29 .002

send a survey questionnaire to selected Language .139 35 .000 0.188 29 .000
reputed business organization to assess Skills

whether the recruited exit level graduates Numeracy .126 35 .000 0.175 29 .000
have developed employability skills which Communicati .117 35 .000 0.161 29 .001

is in the developed model (Figure 1). on

4 DATA ANALYSIS Team Work .117 35 .000 0.193 29 .000

Technology .097 35 .000 0.182 29 .000
This study yields data identified in

ordinal scale, because of the inability to Planning and .136 35 .000 0.203 29 .000

Organizing
quantify the measurements. Thus the
researcher was forced to measure Applying .147 35 .000 0.203 29 .000

Subject
improvement on an ordinal scale in to Knowledge

strongly disagree to strongly agree. As it is Problem .122 35 .000 0.175 29 .000
difficult to measure such responses rank Solving
such responses from 1 to 5. Negotiating .145 35 .000 0.199 29 .000

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